Eva thrilled over Wasp superhero buzz

Eva Longoria Parker loves the idea of playing a superhero, but denied the latest buzz she’ll be playing The Wasp in an upcoming “Avengers” flick.

“I keep hearing about that too,” she said when I brought up the rumor at a press conference on “The Desperate Housewives” set. “I think it’s an Internet rumor as of now,” she added.

Asked if she was interested, she replied: “I love comic stuff, I think it’s fun. I don’t know anything about that character. Don’t know who or what that is,” she said.

Basically, The Wasp, a Marvel character, is Janet van Dyne, the daughter of a wealthy scientist, who’s granted the ability to shrink, grow wings and fire blasts of energy, which she calls her “wasp’s stings.”

It’s easy to see how she’d be thought of for the role, considering how petite Eva is. She certainly looked tiny and lithe – and very tanned from vacationing with husband Tony Parker – in a crisp white sleeveless dress.

How did the talk get started? “I had taken a meeting about a different movie at Marvel (which one she didn’t say) and that’s where the rumor started,” she explained. “Paparazzi caught me walking out and they thought I was going to meet on that.”

She certainly doesn’t mind the buzz. “I think it’s a fantastic rumor,” she said. “We’re just going to go with it. Maybe it’ll get me hired.”

Stranger things have happened. Fans suggested Jackie Earle Haley as perfect for the role of Rorschach in “Watchmen” — and the Internet was abuzz with all kinds of speculation — before he even looked into playing the role.

As for Eva and The Wasp, clearly they haven’t hired anyone to play that character yet, so you never know.

Other cast members were announced at Comic-Con over the weekend: Robert Downey Jr. (Iron Man), Chris Evans (Captain America), Scarlett Johansson (Black Widow), Jeremy Renner (Hawkeye) Samuel Jackson (Nick Fury), Chris Hemsworth (Thor) and Mark Ruffalo (Hulk) but no one was named to play The Wasp.